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Show 'he said, propose such things as "cure-alls." "I don't say they'll work in all cases. I don't propose these things are magic capsules. I do say they are things we businessmen must think about if we are to see a future fu-ture for ourselves in terms of a future for others," he continued. Mr. Johnson said he saw the new capitalism as one which recognized rec-ognized the supremacy of the individual in-dividual putting "men above machines", which calls for responsibility respon-sibility of group action and which glorifies opportunity. Government reg u la t i o n of groups setting up "rules of the game," is a modern requisite, he said, and added: "The new capitalism cap-italism . . . recognizes the supremacy supre-macy of the individual. But it must also recognize that our modern mod-ern mass production society has caused individuals to bond together togeth-er in economic groups for their material and mental well-being." Report Given On Talk By C. of C. Leader Eric Johnson, in a "valedictory address" to the annual meeting, called on American business to take the leadership of a "new capitalism cap-italism designed for the enrichment enrich-ment of the many and not to make a few men rich." The. national chamber's retiring president told husiness that the choice today is between "a 1 new capitalism or none," asking that America's goal be to make "every man a capitalist," with a "new fervor for capitalism." "I say it to you in deadly seriousness: seri-ousness: We in business must liberalize lib-eralize or face the .threat of economic eco-nomic liquidation. The of life applies: ap-plies: Adapt or die. We can't run away from destiny down some secluded se-cluded rabbit trail," Johnson declared. de-clared. He asked business to consider favorably "a decent minimum wage," the annual wage and system sys-tem of profit sharing. He did not, |